WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy and terms of service to better integrate with other products and services offered by Facebook. Unlike the release of a new feature or an update that adds new functionality, the instant messaging app has brought the change almost silently earlier this week. It has, however, informed Android and iPhone
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Malaysian researchers have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make a strong material that can be used to build the frames for unmanned aircraft, or drones. The project, headed by Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan at Malaysia’s Putra University, has been trying to find sustainable uses for
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More Enterprise-focused visitor management software provider iLobby has raised $100 million in a round of funding from Insight Partners. Despite the rapid push to
The iPhone 12 range seems to be garnering great sales for Apple in the US, except for the iPhone 12 mini, a new report from CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) claims. Data released by the firm indicates that the iPhone 12 models accounted for 76 percent of new iPhone sales during October and November –
Bitcoin jumped to another all-time high on Wednesday, just two days after registering its biggest one-day decline since March. The world’s largest cryptocurrency advanced as much as 6 percent to $35,842 (roughly Rs. 26 lakhs), surpassing the previous high of $34,792 (roughly Rs. 25 lakhs) set on January 3. It plunged as much as 17 percent
A three-year-old attack technique to bypass Google’s audio reCAPTCHA by using its own Speech-to-Text API has been found to still work with 97% accuracy. Researcher Nikolai Tschacher disclosed his findings in a proof-of-concept (PoC) of the attack on January 2. “The idea of the attack is very simple: You grab the MP3 file of the
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More OpenAI today debuted two multimodal AI systems that combine computer vision and NLP, like DALL-E, a system that generates images from text. For
Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone users are now reportedly receiving the MIUI 12 update. Some users have also taken to Twitter to confirm the arrival of the latest update. Reports suggest that the new update brings along optimisations to animations on screen and a fix for notification shade in Dark Mode.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Microsoft President Brad Smith, left, speak during a roundtable discussion with industry executives on reopening the country, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on May 29, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images A handful of Microsoft employees spoke out against the software
The world’s richest person made the single-largest charitable contribution in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of top donations, a $10 billion gift that is intended to help fight climate change. Amazon’s founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, whose “real-time” worth Forbes magazine estimates at roughly $188 billion (roughly Rs. 13,76,800 crores), used
Cybersecurity researchers today revealed a wide-ranging scam targeting cryptocurrency users that began as early as January last year to distribute trojanized applications to install a previously undetected remote access tool on target systems. Called ElectroRAT by Intezer, the RAT is written from ground-up in Golang and designed to target multiple operating systems such as Windows,
Podcasting platform Breaker on Monday said its team is becoming part of Twitter to apply its expertise to audio experiences at the one-to-many messaging service. Financial terms of the deal to acquire the people behind four-year-old Breaker, based in San Francisco, were not disclosed. “I’m joining Twitter to help build @TwitterSpaces,” Breaker co-founder Leah Culver
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More Iboss announced today that the company has raised a $145 million round of venture capital as the rapid evolution toward remote workforces has
Apple AirTags, new MacBook models with Apple Silicon, and an augmented reality (AR) device are said to be upcoming products from the Cupertino-based company in 2021. The information was reportedly shared by reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who also said that new AirPods and devices with mini-LED displays are also in the pipeline. Additionally, a well-known
Jack Ma, CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, speaks during his visit at the Vivatech startups and innovation fair, in Paris on May 16, 2019. Philippe Lopez | AFP | Getty Images After reports speculating about Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s whereabouts, CNBC’s David Faber reported Tuesday that the billionaire is not missing, according to a
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have spiked by 45% since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally. According to a new report published by Check Point Research today and shared with The Hacker News, this increase has made the sector the most targeted industry by cybercriminals when compared to an overall 22% increase in
Instagram is testing a new design for viewing stories on desktop. In the new look, Instagram Stories are expected to appear in a carousel, instead of the current single-tile format that takes up the entire page. A company spokesperson confirmed to a publication that testing of the new feature is indeed underway. The report suggests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T will be unveiled on January 8, the company has confirmed through its social media accounts. The phone that has been making its certification rounds has now been made official along with an official look of its back panel design. The Redmi Note 9T will come with 5G support and will be
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan will disband Haven, the joint venture aimed at lowering health care costs for their US employees, just three years after launching. The announcement Monday means the three major American companies admitted defeat in their attempt to address one of the most vexing and longstanding problems for employers and employees alike
Online collaboration service Slack suffered a major outage on Monday as people tried to get back to business remotely on the first work week of the new year. San Francisco-based Slack put out word early Monday that people were having trouble connecting to the service, then upgraded the incident to an outage a short time
Ever since R2-D2 projected a hologram of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars, holographic displays have been a key element in science fiction, spending decades as too futuristic to commercialize any time soon. Yet as we kick off 2021, a full-color holographic face is actually floating in the middle of my office desk, a
iPhone 13 series Pro models in will come with Pro Motion 120Hz displays, according to the latest rumours. The iPhone 13 series is tipped to follow the same trend as the iPhone 12 series with four models – iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max – and screen sizes
A Byton M-Byte electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) is displayed at the CES 2020 event in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has signed a deal with Chinese electric carmaker Byton to help produce its first vehicle. The
Aug.07 — Scott Galloway, marketing professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, comments on Facebook Inc.’s plans to merge its systems and let users exchange messages among all its different mobile apps. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu and Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.”
Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, losing ground from a record high of $34,800 (roughly Rs. 25.4 lakhs) touched a day earlier, with traders citing volatility in highly leveraged futures markets. Bitcoin fell over 14 percent after earlier touching as high as $33,670 (roughly Rs. 24.6 lakhs), wiping out more than half its 20 percent rally
A British court has rejected the U.S. government’s request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country on charges pertaining to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material related to national security. In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied the extradition on the grounds that Assange is a suicide risk
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More AMP Robotics, a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that sort recyclable material, this morning announced it has closed a $55 million series
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has been chosen as the smartphone with the best selfie camera by DxOMark benchmarking website. The phone’s selfie camera received 104 points in the tests, which is more than any other smartphone. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro sports a 13-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.4 aperture. DxOMark noted that the camera
Google employees hold signs during a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images More that 200 Google employees on Monday announced that they’ve come together to form the Alphabet Workers Union amid increasing disagreements with
LG Display has unveiled its first 48-inch bendable cinematic sound OLED (CSO) display ahead of CES 2021. The display has a paper-thin screen that bends and unfolds with a curvature radius of up to 1,000R. Bending the display will offer maximum viewing access to users, and is particularly useful for gamers. The bendable OLED display